NIJ's is dedicated to the development of knowledge and tools that will advance policing operations and practices to deliver policing services to communities more effectively and efficiently. The National Institute of Justice has been a leader in developing and advancing the research agenda for policing.
On this page, find links to articles, awards, events, publications, and multimedia related to law enforcement and policing.
Publications and Grant Reports
- Understanding and Reducing Deaths in Custody: Final Research Report
- Measuring “What Matters” in 21st-century Policing: Partnering with Civilian Oversight to Assess Procedurally Just Policing in Philadelphia
- Detection of Synthetic Cathinones in Seized Drugs Using Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS)
Find Programs and Practices addressing Law Enforcement
The first step in knowing what to do is knowing what works … and what hasn’t.